Fabbaloo excitedly, i opened the upgrade box i received from prusa research and quickly found bags of parts. Prusa mmu2s my first fully successful print timelapse. The mmu2s unit should be placed in the middle on the top part of the aluminium frame next to the prusa logo. This way, you can save up to 150 usd if you have both mk2s and mmu1.
This article focuses on the most common mistakes of the assembly and mechanical calibration of the multimaterial upgrade unit, mounted on the frame. Multi material upgrade 2s mmu2s is a brand new and improved version of the multi material upgrade 2. Prusa i3 mk3 multi material upgrade 2 mmu2 live build youtube. Jun 14, 2019 our first 3d printer enclosure became incredibly popular and naturally, once we released our new multi material upgrade 2. If you want to receive factoryprinted plastic parts for the new extruder with the upgrade, you can get them for 20 usd extra. Jan 21, 2020 just a few parts for the prusa mmu2s multimaterial upgrade source. The company rapidly expanded and now has a team of more than 500 people. Pay great attention to the cable management, if you miss some important step you would need to disassemble the extruder. The magnet can, if you prefer, now be positioned deeper into the body equals a weaker magnet effect. Our unique multimaterial printing solution is now compatible with the original prusa i3 mk2. Help with mmu2 installation and finding correct manual. In order to not delay the pre orders prusa are preparing and despatching all orders they can to the uk before the end of december. However, the assembly manual is the same and exceptions are noted in.
Original prusa printable parts prusa3d 3d printers from. Clarifications about ptfe tubes on mk3s with mmu2 general. I chatted with alessandro at prusa and hes going to make sure the dev team knows this is still an issue. I wondered exactly how difficult this could be to perform the assembly. I was printing a lot since last summer and in january i ordered the mmu for my printer directly at prusa. Preflight check, of the manual, there are still a few things you might want to check before putting your newly upgraded printer to use. Printing soluble interface supports with prusa i3 mk2. The instructions call for the stock feet to be installed after the plates are attached. Jun 20, 2019 dear prusa, it is not clear to me what are the official ptfe tube parts to be used one there is a mk3s with a mmu2s. Jan 21, 2020 the baffling filament buffer for the prusa mmu2s multimaterial upgrade source. Loadingunloading is not quite as easy as before, requiring setup in my marlin firmware to create menu functions. Currently, we ship more than 6000 original prusa i3 printers per month to over 160 countries directly from prague. Oct 06, 2020 but enough of this, time to talk about my original prusa i3 mk3s with mmu2s multimaterial upgrade v2s. Jo goes on to mention outstanding orders including the update kits not due to ship until january.
New user guides prusa3d 3d printers from josef prusa. At this point i have lost count of how many hours of flawless prints, but its now in the many hundreds. Jan 21, 2020 some completed multimaterial 3d prints made on the prusa mmu2s source. Pieces imprimables prusa et mises a jours prusa3d 3d. After about a week of tinkering, this was my first interventionfree print on with the original prusa i3 mk2. An indepth look at the prusa multi material upgrade 2. The purpose of the below is to document what i did to get my prusa mmu2s working extremely well on a prusa mk3s. The mmu2s upgrade package contains the mmu2s unit and the filament buffer. May 05, 2019 this time, it was the multi material upgrade 2s mmu2s, i was assembling. Prusa i3 mk3 mk3s rubber foot 3030 frame upgrade kit if you go this route, make sure to install the rubber feet before attaching the plates to the aluminum extrusions. I say that because there are a lot of posts about the prusa ptfe tube diameters, but there is no official statements on the mmu2s kit assembling manual. In this video i give you a closeup look at how the prusa mmu 2. I upgraded my i3 clone from a custom bowden setup to the prusa i3 mk2mk2s upgrade to get the extruder gears with the extruder.
Multi material upgrade 2s mmu2s is the second generation of our unique multimaterial addon, which enables your original prusa i3 mk2. Prusa i3 mk3 multi material upgrade 2 mmu2 live build. With this upgrade, we are introducing the superpinda and a number of small changes. Aug 30, 2018 we are offering a special discount on the mk2. The second kit is for updating is from mk2s mmu1 to mk2. In this video i cover the hardware changes i have made to my mmu2s so that i can reference it in future videos without having to repeat myself in each video. So currently we are unable to place any orders with prusa research. Place the unit on the frame, do not try to fix it for now. I made a revised gran turismo version named selectoriiii.
Original prusa i3 mk3s and mmu2s release, sl1 and powder. X and y axes have slightly improved plastic parts and ubolts were changed to metal clips which are easier to mount. Its basically several plates bolted together with a bit of a gap between each, and each gap is assigned to a specific filament path. Prusa research develops and produces 3d printers exclusively in its pragues hq. Add another 608 bearing and fix everything using 2x m8 nuts. Prusa printer enclosure v2 with mmu2s support prusa. Mount the idler to the extruder body and put the large gear through the 608 bearing. Compared to mmu1, the new mmu2s went through a major revision, resulting in a simpler and more. Look from behind the printer, there are clamps on the mmu2s unit, which must be snapped locked to the frame.
And for instructions for upgrading you will need to go to prusa s main website for the manual. The longest print thus far has been 3 minions using all 5 colors with a print time of 63 hours, 21 minutes and almost. Before i even start about mmu2s, i have to tell you, that every current owner of mmu2 will be getting the upgrade to the mmu2s selfprinted parts for the extruder upgrade for free no matter where in the world you are. The company was founded by josef prusa, one of the core members of the opensource reprap community, in 2012. This article focuses on the most common mistakes of the assembly and mechanical calibration of the multimaterial. Original prusa printable parts prusa3d 3d printers. It can be a little tricky to dial it in, but once you do it is fai. I used my work laptop that is still on mojave and the mmu2s upgrade went fine. It has a newly designed extruder with bontech drive gear, many sensor upgrades, and a new magnetic mk52 heatbed with. Sep 12, 2020 the prusa mmu2s helps you print with up to four additional filaments, but getting started can be tricky. Fabbaloo the second problem with the spool feeding configuration was this curious apparatus known as the buffer. Each kit comes with a printed assembly manual mmu2s assembly manual is only available online.
List of the setup guides available to help users of our upgrade kits for prusa research 3d printers. Original prusa i3 mk3s multi material 2s prusa research. This is one of the best upgrades yet for my printer. Welcome to prusaslicer documentation prusaslicer manual prusaslicer formerly known as slic3r prusa edition or. My prusa i3mk3s mmu2s troubleshooting journey youtube. I printed all the parts, disassembled the extruder. Multi material upgrade 2s mmu2s is the second generation of our unique multimaterial addon, which enables your 3d printer to print with up to 5 colors at the same time. This is needed if you plan to load recreus new 70a filament it is now available at 1.
After successfully finishing the build of your original prusa mmu2s upgrade and going through 8. Prusa printer enclosure v2 with mmu2s support prusa printers. Josef prusa, one of the core developers of opensource project reprap and creator of prusa i3, started prusa research as a oneman startup in 2012. Thought i would share my most common problems i encounter when using the mmu2s from prusa.
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